speced / speced/respec

Disallow re-defining (via dfn) interface names when using partial interfaces

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Description

Important info

Description of problem

What happened (e.g., it crashed)?:

The mediacapture spec redefines "Navigator", which is a partial.

Expected behavior (e.g., it shouldn't crash):

We should ban (Error/refuse) the ability to redefine partial interfaces that are defined in other specs.

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Research direction

Start by reproducing the issue with the affected mediacapture-main specification at https://w3c.github.io/mediacapture-main/. Trace how the tool processes the dfn for the partial Navigator interface and determine where redefinition is accepted. Done means the tool refuses or errors when a partial interface name is redefined across specifications.

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Assessment

Tech stack
javascript
Domain
tooling
Issue type
Bug
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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